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Sakura was still annoying just like how she was before and it amazed him how her words still had the same effect as they did back then when he threw away his past in search for power.

How could this woman made his resolve falter? He wondered. She was insignificant and he was ten times more powerful than she would ever be. Why does she keep trying? He didn’t understand anything…at all.

“I have no absolutely no reason to love her,” He turned his back to her, his expression hidden and unknown. He hoped the words came out harsh. He needed her to hate him-needed to make her realize she was a fool for devoting herself to a man with no future or whatsoever.

“And likewise, I could see no reason why she would love me.” He added, turning his head slightly into her direction. Despite his words, her eyes still held that determination in them and immediately, memories of the clan, his parents and Itachi flashed before him. For a fleeting second he felt an overwhelming vulnerability engulfed him. For that fraction of a moment, his old self was back but it disappeared as quickly as it came.

She was offering her a place to belong and he planned to decline the offer.